1892-1893 So-Called Dollar HK-165, Bird'S-Eye View Dollar

Coin Details

Description

"Souvenir. Birdseye View of the Worlds Fair Chicago" runs around the obverse, but Hibler and Kappen point out that what the medal actually shows is a single building with thirteen stars arched above it, plainly not a view from above at all. Beneath the building is a microscopic signature, Blumenfield P.O.C., and the whole is set in a circle with "* 1893 *" below and a beaded border. The reverse places the landing of Columbus in a circle, ringed by "Souvenir of the Opening of the Worlds Fair Chicago" and the same starred date. HK-165 is the white metal striking, 40 mm, listed as Eglit 21(WM); HK-166 is the aluminum version from the same dies. Chicago's fair held its dedication in October 1892 and welcomed the public the following spring.

Cross References

HK-165; PCGS #642437; NGC #850291